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Household of Douglas Davidson (born 1847, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
Douglas Davidson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Douglas Davidson, born in 1847 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, consisted of 6 members. Douglas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Davidson, born in 1848 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Douglas (born 1872 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1876 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Douglas's Sister-In-Law, Eliza (born 1855 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Douglas's Nephew, James (born 1880 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
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Douglas Davidson's household
Douglas
Davidson
Head
Margaret
Davidson
Wife
Douglas
Davidson
Son
Christina
Davidson
Daughter
Eliza
Elliot
Sister-In-Law
James
Elliot
Nephew
| First name(s) | Douglas |
| Last name | Davidson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Douglas | Davidson | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Davidson | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Douglas | Davidson | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Davidson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Elliot | Sister-In-Law | Married | 26 | 1855 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
James | Elliot | Nephew | - | 1 | 1880 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
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